Life, 1911-07-06 · page 39 of 44
Life — July 6, 1911 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, but includes a satirical poem titled "Man" by Carolyn Wells that mocks traditional gender roles and male subservience in relationships. **The Satire:** The poem presents husband/boyfriend duties from a woman's perspective, depicting the male as merely a utility—a "purse to pay her bills," an escort, emotional support, and servant who "hook[s] up the back of her modish frock" and performs menial tasks. The punchline, "he's such a fool that he loves the task," suggests men are foolish for accepting this subordinate domestic role. **Social Context:** This reflects 1920s-era satire about changing gender dynamics. Women had recently gained voting rights (1920), and the "New Woman" was asserting independence. Wells's poem gently mocks both the dependency of women on men's finances *and* the willingness of men to accept diminished, service-oriented roles in relationships. **Modern Parallel:** Today's readers would recognize this as proto-feminist commentary on unpaid domestic labor and economic imbalance in relationships—though expressed through gentle humor rather than explicit criticism.
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